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MOD 6 - Microbiology and Parasitology > Mycology > Flashcards

Mycology Flashcards

1
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Culture Medium

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Saboraud’s dextrose agar/ potato dextrose agar

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2
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enhances visibility of unaffected fungus

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KOH

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Highlights capsule (for cryptococcus neoformans)

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Nigrosin/ India Ink

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4
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used for histoplasma capsulatum

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Giemsa stain/wright

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5
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lights up fungal elements

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calcuflour white stain

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6
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Malassezia furfur

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Disease: Dityriasis Versicolor (hyper/hypopigmanted maculae)

SUPERFICIAL MYCOSES

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Hortaea werneckii

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Disease: Tinea Nigra (Black silver nitrate-like stain)

Tx: Salicyclic acid/Azole

SUPERFICIAL

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Piedraiahortai

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Disease: Black Piedra (black nodules like pebbles)

SUPERFICIAL

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Trichosporonbeigelli

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Disease: White piedra (soft yellowish nodules in hair)

Tx: removal of hair, topical antifungal

SUPERFICIAL

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Tinea pedis

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Disease: Foot (Athlete’s foot)

CUTANEOUS

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Tinea capitis

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Disease: Head

CUTANEOUS

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Tinea corporis

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Disease: Body (ringworm)

CUTANEOUS

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13
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Tinea cruris

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Disease: Genitalia (Jock-itch)

CUTANEOUS

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Tinea ungium

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Disease: Nails (onchomycosis)

CUTANEOUS

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Tinea manuum

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Disease: Hands and Palms

CUTANEOUS

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Tinea barbae

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Disease: Facial hair

CUTANEOUS

17
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Tinea faciei

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Disease: Face

CUTANEOUS

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Candida albicans

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Disease: candidiasis (oral thrush, diaper rash)

CUTANEOUS

19
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Eumycotic mycetoma

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Disease: Mycetoma (progressive painful swelling)

SUBCUTANEOUS

20
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Sprothrix Schenckii

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Disease: Sporotrichosis (necrotic, ulcerative nodules)

SUBCUTANEOUS

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Fonsecaeaperdrosoi

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Disease: Chromomycosis/ Chromoblastomycosis (Copper pennies)

SUBCUTANEOUS

22
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Fonsecaea compacta

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Disease: Chromomycosis/ Chromoblastomycosis (Copper pennies)

SUBCUTANEOUS

23
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Cladophialophoracarrionii

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Disease: Chromomycosis/ Chromoblastomycosis (Copper pennies)

SUBCUTANEOUS

24
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Rhinocladeiellaaquaspersa

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Disease: Chromomycosis/ Chromoblastomycosis (Copper pennies)

SUBCUTANEOUS

25
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Phialophoraverrucosa

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Disease: Chromomycosis/ Chromoblastomycosis (Copper pennies)

SUBCUTANEOUS

26
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Blastomyces dermatitidis

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Blastomycosis
North American Blastomycosis
(Pulmonary infection)

SYSTEMIC PATHOGENIC

27
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Para coccidiodesbrasiliensis

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Paracoccidiodomycosi
South American Blastomycosis
(systemic granulomata of buccal, GIT, skin)

SYSTEMIC PATHOGENIC

28
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Histoplasma capsulatum

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Histoplasmosis
African Histoplasmosis
“Great mimic” (like lung canger)

DOC: Amphotericin B, Itraconazole

SYSTEMIC PATHOGENIC

29
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Coccidioides immitis

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Coccidiomycosis
dark skinned type b males

SYSTEMIC PATHOGENIC

30
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Cryptococcus neoforman

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Cryptococcosis
skin and CNS lesions

SYSTEMIC OPPORTUNISTIC

31
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Aspergillus fumigatus

A

Aspergillosis
Allergy (farmer’s lung)

DOC: Amphotericin B

MOD 6 - Microbiology and Parasitology (13 decks)

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